講

See also: 讲 and 説

講	U+8B1B, 講 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8B1B

← 謚
[U+8B1A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

謜 →
[U+8B1C]

Han character

講 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 卜口廿廿月 (YRTTB), four-corner 0565₇, composition ⿰訁冓)

Derived characters

𡄧

Related characters

讲 (Simplified Chinese)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1175, character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35824
Dae Jaweon: page 1640, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4004, character 2
Unihan data for U+8B1B

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trad.		講
simp.		讲
alternative forms		𧪸𧪿廣／广 (kóng) Hokkien 嚝／𫩕 (kóng) Hokkien

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Glyph origin

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	Old Chinese
溝	*koː
篝	*koː
鞲	*koː
韝	koː, kʰoː
褠	*koː
冓	koː, koːs
構	*koːs
購	*koːs
媾	*koːs
覯	*koːs
遘	koːs, koːs
煹	*koːs
搆	*koːs
講	*kroːŋʔ
耩	*kroːŋʔ
傋	kroːŋʔ, qʰroːŋʔ
斠	*kroːɡ

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Characters in the same phonetic series (冓) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kroːŋʔ) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).

Pronunciation

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Variety	Location	edit 講
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕiaŋ²¹³/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕiɑŋ¹³/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
	Xining	/t͡ɕiɔ̃⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕiɑ̃⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁴²/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕiaŋ⁴²/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕiã̠⁵³/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕiaŋ²¹²/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕiɑ̃²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕiɒ̃⁵³/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕiɑ̃⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/kɑ̃³⁵/ /t͡ɕiã³⁵/
	Suzhou	/kɑ̃⁵¹/
	Hangzhou	/t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/kuɔ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕia³⁵/ ～解 /ka³⁵/ ～話
Hui	Tunxi	/kau³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕian⁴¹/ /kan⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/kɔn⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/kɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/koŋ³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/koŋ³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kɔŋ³⁵/
	Nanning	/kɔŋ³⁵/
	Hong Kong	/kɔŋ³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/kaŋ⁵³/ /kɔŋ⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kouŋ³²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/kɔŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kaŋ⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/kɔŋ²¹³/

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Rime
Character	講
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	江 (9)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古項切
Baxter	kaewngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠʌŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚɔŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kɔŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwŋ^X/
Li Rong	/kɔŋ^X/
Wang Li	/kɔŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɔŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gong²

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	講
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ kaewng^X ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁroŋʔ/
English	explain; discuss
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	講
Reading #	1/1
No.	4201
Phonetic component	冓
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	講
Old Chinese	/*kroːŋʔ/

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiǎng (jiang³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiang³

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җён (ži͡on, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gong²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gong²
Gan (Wiktionary): gong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kóng

(Hailu, HRS): gong^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): gong³
Jin (Wiktionary): jiang²
Northern Min (KCR): gǒ̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): gōng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kóng / káng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gang²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵cian / ⁵kaon
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gan³ / jian³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chiang³
  - Yale: jyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeang
  - Palladius: цзян (czjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jiang³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җён (ži͡on, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gong²
  - Yale: góng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: gong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gong³
  - Sinological IPA: /kɔŋ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jiang²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gǒ̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kouŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóng
  - Tâi-lô: kóng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káng
  - Tâi-lô: káng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: karng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kaŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴¹/

Note:

kóng - vernacular;
káng - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cian
  - MiniDict: cian^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiã³⁴/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kaon
  - MiniDict: kaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɑ̃³⁴/

Note: 5kaon - vernacular.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: gan³ / jian³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan⁴¹/, /t͡ɕi̯æn⁴¹/

Note:

gan3 - vernacular;
jian3 - literary.

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: kaewngX

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤroŋʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*kroːŋʔ/

Definitions

講

to say; to talk; to speak; to tell
講故事／讲故事 ― jiǎng gùshì ― to tell a story

你講咩呀？／你讲咩呀？ [Cantonese] ― nei⁵ gong² me¹ aa³? [Jyutping] ― What are you saying?

你唔早講！／你唔早讲！ [Cantonese] ― nei⁵ m⁴ zou² gong²! [Jyutping] ― Why didn't you say so earlier!?

何解不講噠？ [Xiang, trad.]
何解不讲哒？ [Xiang, simp.]
o² gai³ bu⁶ gan³ da? [Wiktionary]
Why aren't you saying anything?

我無共伊講。 [Hokkien, trad.]
我无共伊讲。 [Hokkien, simp.]
Góa bô kā i kóng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
I didn't tell him.

我同咗老師講㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我同咗老师讲㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ tung⁴ zo² lou⁵ si¹ gong² gaa³ laa³. [Jyutping]
I told the teacher already.

我冇跟他講。 [Xiang, trad.]
我冇跟他讲。 [Xiang, simp.]
ngo³ mau⁵ gen¹ ta¹ gan³ [Wiktionary]
I didn't tell him.

他會講英語，而且講得好。 [MSC, trad.]
他会讲英语，而且讲得好。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā huì jiǎng yīngyǔ, érqiě jiǎng de hǎo. [Pinyin]
He can speak English, and what's more he speaks it very well.

我唔識講廣東話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我唔识讲广东话。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ gong² gwong² dung¹ waa^6-2. [Jyutping]
I don't speak Cantonese.

儂好流利個講英文𠲎？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
侬好流利个讲英文𠲎？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
Can you speak English fluently?

你長沙話曉得講啵？ [Xiang, trad.]
你长沙话晓得讲啵？ [Xiang, simp.]
nyi³ zhan² sa¹ fa⁵ xiau³ de gan³ bo? [Wiktionary]
Can you speak Changsha Xiang?
to explain; to lecture
講課／讲课 ― jiǎngkè ― to teach; to lecture

講道／讲道 ― jiǎngdào ― to preach a sermon
to discuss; to negotiate
講條件／讲条件 ― jiǎng tiáojiàn ― to negotiate terms
(literary) to make peace; to reconcile
- 秦攻趙，趙令樓緩以五城求講於秦，而與之伐齊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  秦攻赵，赵令楼缓以五城求讲于秦，而与之伐齐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE
  Qín gōng Zhào, Zhào lìng Lóu Huǎn yǐ wǔ chéng qiú jiǎng yú Qín, ér yǔ zhī fá Qí. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
to emphasise; to pay attention to; to take into account
講衛生／讲卫生 ― jiǎng wèishēng ― to pay attention to hygiene

不講武德／不讲武德 ― bù jiǎng wǔdé ― to not obey ethics of martial arts
- 依小弟看來：講學問的只講學問，不必問功名；講功名的只講功名，不必問學問。若是兩樣都要講，弄到後來，一樣也做不成！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  依小弟看来：讲学问的只讲学问，不必问功名；讲功名的只讲功名，不必问学问。若是两样都要讲，弄到后来，一样也做不成！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
  Yī xiǎodì kànlái: jiǎng xuéwèn de zhǐ jiǎng xuéwèn, bùbì wèn gōngmíng; jiǎng gōngmíng de zhǐ jiǎng gōngmíng, bùbì wèn xuéwèn. Ruòshì liǎngyàng dōu yào jiǎng, nòng dào hòulái, yī yàng yě zuò bù chéng! [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
regarding; concerning
(Hokkien) Used after a verb to introduce a clause that is the object of the verb: that
- 當初想講我咧作歌星　項無嘛弘看卡有目的 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  当初想讲我咧作歌星　项无嘛弘看卡有目的 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 1999, 豬頭皮 (zhūtóupí), 無名紅歌星
  tong-chho͘ siūⁿ kóng góa teh chò koa-chheⁿ, siōng-bô mā hông khòaⁿ khah ū ba̍k-tē [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  At first I thought that I, becoming a singer, would at least be seen more highly
- 我感覺講我無應該聽這个歹人講話 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  我感觉讲我无应该听这个歹人讲话 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2010, 徐立妍 (Arlene Li-yen Hsu), 《刣死一隻鳥仔》閩南語譯文 (Taiwanese Translation of To Kill A Mockingbird), in 閩南語翻譯問題初探—以《刣死一隻鳥仔》為例 (A Preliminary Analysis of the Issues of Taiwanese Translations: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Translation of To Kill A Mockingbird), page 102
  Góa kám-kak kóng góa bô èng-kai thiaⁿ chit ê pháiⁿ-lâng kóng-ōe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I had a feeling that I shouldn't be here listening to this sinful man
Classifier for lectures.
第二講／第二讲 ― dì èr jiǎng ― the second lecture
a surname

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		言, 云, 曰, 道
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		說, 道 literary
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	說
	Taiwan	說, 講
	Malaysia	說, 講
	Singapore	說, 講
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	說
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	說
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	說, 講
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	說
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	說
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	說
	Wuhan	說
	Guilin	講
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	講
	Pematangsiantar	講
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	講
Cantonese	Guangzhou	講, 話
	Hong Kong	講, 話
	Macau	講, 話
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	講, 話
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	講
	Taishan	話
	Taishan (Guanghai)	講
	Yunfu	話
	Yangjiang	講, 話
	Beihai	講
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	講
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	講
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	講
	Danzhou	講
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	講, 話
	Penang (Guangfu)	講, 話
	Singapore (Guangfu)	講, 話
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	講
	Móng Cái	講
	Mandalay (Taishan)	講
Gan	Nanchang	話
Hakka	Meixian	講, 話
	Wuhua (Meilin)	講
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	講
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	講
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	講
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	講
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	講
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	講
	Hong Kong	講
	Kuching (Hepo)	講
	Singapore (Dabu)	講
Huizhou	Jixi	講
Jin	Taiyuan	說
Northern Min	Jian'ou	話
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	講
	Fuqing	講
	Singapore (Fuqing)	講
Southern Min	Xiamen	講
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	講
	Quanzhou	說
	Jinjiang	說
	Shishi	說, 講
	Zhangzhou	講
	Zhao'an	呾, 講
	Dongshan	講
	Taipei	講
	Kaohsiung	講
	Tainan	講
	Penang (Hokkien)	講
	Singapore (Hokkien)	講
	Manila (Hokkien)	說, 講
	Chaozhou	呾
	Raoping	呾
	Shantou	呾
	Shantou (Chenghai)	呾
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	呾
	Jieyang	呾
	Lufeng	講
	Haifeng	講
	Bangkok (Teochew)	呾
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	呾
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	呾
	Singapore (Teochew)	呾
	Pontianak (Teochew)	呾
	Leizhou	講
	Wenchang	講
	Haikou	講
	Qionghai	講
	Singapore (Hainanese)	講
Puxian Min	Putian	講
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	講
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	講, 說
Wu	Shanghai	講
	Shanghai (Chongming)	話
	Suzhou	講, 說
	Hangzhou	說, 話, 講
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	講, 話
	Ningbo	講, 話
	Wenzhou	講
Xiang	Changsha	講
	Xiangtan	講
	Xiangxiang	講
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	講
	Shuangfeng	曰, 講

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Dialectal synonyms of 說 (“to say, to speak”) [map]

Compounds

不講情理／不讲情理
不講究／不讲究
不講道理／不讲道理
世講／世讲
串講／串讲 (chuànjiǎng)
主講／主讲 (zhǔjiǎng)
亂講／乱讲 (luànjiǎng)
五講四美／五讲四美
侍講／侍讲
俗講／俗讲
助講／助讲
口講指畫／口讲指画
宣講／宣讲 (xuānjiǎng)
對講／对讲
對講機／对讲机 (duìjiǎngjī)
投戈講藝／投戈讲艺
明講／明讲 (míngjiǎng)
有講究／有讲究
歪談亂講／歪谈乱讲
沒講究／没讲究
演講／演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)
演講比賽／演讲比赛
直講／直讲
瞎講／瞎讲
瞎講八講／瞎讲八讲
經筵講官／经筵讲官
聽講／听讲 (tīngjiǎng)
胡講／胡讲
講交情／讲交情
講人情／讲人情
講信修睦／讲信修睦
講倒／讲倒
講價／讲价 (jiǎngjià)
講價錢／讲价钱 (jiǎng jiàqián)
講口／讲口
講史／讲史
講古／讲古 (jiǎnggǔ)
講台 (jiǎngtái)
講古論今／讲古论今
講和／讲和 (jiǎnghé)
講唱文學／讲唱文学
講堂／讲堂 (jiǎngtáng)
講壇／讲坛 (jiǎngtán)
講妥／讲妥
講學／讲学 (jiǎngxué)
講實際／讲实际
講師／讲师 (jiǎngshī)
講席／讲席 (jiǎngxí)
講座／讲座 (jiǎngzuò)
講情／讲情
講授／讲授 (jiǎngshòu)
講排場／讲排场 (jiǎngpáichǎng)
講敘／讲叙
講明／讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
講書／讲书 (jiǎngshū)
講桌／讲桌 (jiǎngzhuō)
講武／讲武
講殿／讲殿
講求／讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
講法／讲法 (jiǎngfǎ)
講演／讲演 (jiǎngyǎn)
講理／讲理 (jiǎnglǐ)
講盤兒／讲盘儿
講盤子／讲盘子
講禮貌／讲礼貌 (jiǎng lǐmào)
講稿／讲稿 (jiǎnggǎo)
講究／讲究
講經／讲经 (jiǎngjīng)
講經文／讲经文
講經說法／讲经说法
講美／讲美 (Jiǎngměi)
講義／讲义 (jiǎngyì)
講習／讲习 (jiǎngxí)
講習會／讲习会 (jiǎngxíhuì)
講臺／讲台 (jiǎngtái)
講衛生／讲卫生
講解／讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
講評／讲评 (jiǎngpíng)
講話／讲话 (jiǎnghuà)
講課／讲课 (jiǎngkè)
講論／讲论
講讀／讲读
講貫／讲贯
講述／讲述 (jiǎngshù)
講透／讲透
講道／讲道 (jiǎngdào)
講道理／讲道理 (jiǎng dàolǐ)
講面子／讲面子
講頭兒／讲头儿
講題／讲题 (jiǎngtí)
起講／起讲
都講／都讲
閑講／闲讲
開講／开讲 (kāijiǎng)
雞同鴨講／鸡同鸭讲 (jītóngyājiǎng)
黑白講／黑白讲

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (講):

→ Japanese: 講(こう) (kō)
→ Korean: 강(講) (gang)
→ Vietnamese: giảng (講)

Others:

→ Bouyei: gaangc
→ Zhuang: gangj

References

“講”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03874
“Entry #12403”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Shinjitai	講
Kyūjitai ^[1]^[2]	講󠄁 講+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	講󠄃 講+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

講

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Go-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←こう (kou, historical)}
Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
Kun: はかる (hakaru)、はなしあう (hanashiau)
Nanori: つぐ (tsugu)、のり (nori)、みち (michi)、みな (mina)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こー [kóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

Suffix

講(こう) • (-kō) ^{←かう (-kau)^?}

reading or lecture
reading of sacred scriptures by Buddhist monks
法華(ほっけ)八(はっ)講(こう)
hokke hakkō
reading of the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra
gathering of monks and laity for Buddhist rites
涅槃(ねはん)講(こう)
nehan kō
rites on February 15, the death day of the Buddha
lay association of Buddhist or Shinto believers
mutual financial assistance association
いわゆる「ネズミ講(こう)」を運営(うんえい)したとして、無限連鎖(むげんれんさ)講(こう)防止法違反(ぼうしほういはん)の疑(うたが)いが持(も)たれています。
Iwayuru “nezumi-kō” o un'ei shita toshite, mugenrensakō bōshihō ihan no utagai gamotareteimasu.
He is being held on suspicion of violating the Law on Prevention of Pyramid Schemes for operating a so-called "Mouse Mutual Assistance Association."

References

[1]
“講”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024
[2]
Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1134 (paper), page 580 (digital)
[3]
Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
[4]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Hanja

講 (eumhun 외울 강 (oe'ul gang))

hanja form^? of 강 (“reading or lecture”)

Compounds

강의 (講義, gang'ui, “lecture”)
강사 (講師, gangsa, “lecturer”)

Han character

講: Hán Nôm readings: giảng, nhãng

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[1] [1]
“講”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

[2] [2]
Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1134 (paper), page 580 (digital)

[SMK7-3] [3]
Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-4] [4]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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